第四十一条 伪造人民币、出售伪造的人民币或者明知是伪造的人民币而运输的，依法追究刑事责任。

Article 41 Anyone who counterfeits Renminbi or sells counterfeit Renminbi, or knowingly transports counterfeit Renminbi shall be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with law.

变造人民币、出售变造的人民币或者明知是变造的人民币而运输，构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任;情节轻微的，由公安机关处十五日以下拘留、五千元以下罚款。

Anyone who alters Renminbi or sells altered Renminbi or knowingly transports altered Renminbi, if the cases constitutes a crime, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility; if the case is not serious, he shall be put by a public security organ in detention of not more than 15 days and imposed with a fine of not more than 5,000 yuan.

第四十二条 购买伪造、变造的人民币或者明知是伪造、变造的人民币而持有、使用，构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任;情节轻微的，由公安机关处十五日以下拘留、五千元以下罚款。

Article 42 Anyone who buys counterfeit or altered Renminbi or knowingly holds or uses counterfeit or altered Renminbi, if the case constitutes a crime, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility; if the case is not serious, he shall be put by a public security organ in detention of not more than 15 days and imposed with a fine of not more than 5,000 yuan.

第四十三条 在宣传品、出版物或者其他商品上非法使用人民币图样的，中国人民银行应当责令改正，并销毁非法使用的人民币图样，没收违法所得，并处五万元以下罚款。

Article 43 If anyone illegally uses the patterns of Renminbi in propaganda materials, publications or other commodities, the People's Bank of China shall order him to set it right and shall destroy the illegally used patterns of Renminbi, confiscate the illegal gains and impose a fine of not more than 50,000 yuan.

第四十四条 印制、发售代币票券，以代替人民币在市场上流通的，中国人民银行应当责令停止违法行为，并处二十万元以下罚款。

Article 44 If anyone prints or sells promissory notes as substitutes for Renminbi to circulate on the market, the People's Bank of China shall order him to cease his illegal act and impose a fine of not more than 200,000 yuan.

第四十五条 违反法律、行政法规有关金融监督管理规定的，中国人民银行应当责令停止违法行为，并依法给予行政处罚;构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任。

Article 45 If anyone violates the provisions of laws or administrative rules and regulations concerning financial supervision and control, the People's Bank of China shall order him to cease his illegal act and impose on him administrative punishment in accordance with law; if the case constitutes a crime, he shall be investigated for criminal responsibility.

第四十六条 当事人对行政处罚不服的，可以依照《中华人民共和国行政诉讼法》的规定提起行政诉讼。

Article 46 If any party refuses to accept the administrative punishment, he may institute an administrative lawsuit in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Law of the People's Bank of China.

第四十七条 中国人民银行有下列行为之一的，对负有直接责任的主管人员和其他直接责任人员，依法给予行政处分;构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任：

Article 47 If the People's Bank of China commits any of the following acts, the persons directly in charge and other persons directly responsible for the offense shall be subject to administrative sanctions according to law; if the case constitutes a crime, the offenders shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law:

(一)违反本法第二十九条第一款的规定提供贷款的;

(1)to provide a loan in violation of the provisions in the first paragraph of Article 29;

(二)对单位和个人提供担保的;

(2)to provide guaranty for a unit or individual; or

(三)擅自动用发行基金的。

(3)to use the issue fund without authorization.

有前款所列行为之一，造成损失的，负有直接责任的主管人员和其他直接责任人员应当承担部分或者全部赔偿责任。

If any of the acts specified in the preceding paragraph results in losses, the persons directly in charge and other persons directly responsible for the offense shall be partially or wholly liable for the losses.

第四十八条 地方政府、各级政府部门、社会团体和个人强令中国人民银行及其工作人员违反本法第二十九条的规定提供贷款或者担保的，对负有直接责任的主管人员和其他直接责任人员，依法给予行政处分;构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任;造成损失的，应当承担部分或者全部赔偿责任。

Article 48 If a local government or a government department at any level, a public organization or an individual forcibly demands the People's Bank of China or its staff member to provide a loan or a guaranty in violation of the provisions in Article 29, the persons directly in charge and other persons who are directly responsible for the offense shall be subject to administrative sanctions in accordance with the law; if the case constitutes a crime, the offenders shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law; if losses are caused, the offenders shall be partially or wholly liable for the losses.

第四十九条 中国人民银行的工作人员泄露国家秘密，构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任;情节轻微的，依法给予行政处分。

Article 49 If any staff member of the People's Bank of China divulges State secrets and if the case constitutes a crime, he shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law; if the case is not serious, he shall be subject to administrative sanction according to law.

第五十条 中国人民银行的工作人员贪污受贿、徇私舞弊、滥用职权、玩忽职守，构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任;情节轻微的，依法给予行政处分。

Article 50 If any staff member of the People's Bank of China commits embezzlement, accepts bribes, conducts malpractices for personal ends, abuses his power or neglects his duty and if the case constitutes a crime, he shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law; if the case is not serious, he shall be subject to administrative sanction according to law.

第五十一条 本法自公布之日起施行。

Article 51 This Law shall be effective on the date of promulgation.